When Rooted Arch out Sounding

#48868e RGB(72,134,142)

About this color

When Rooted Arch out Sounding is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #48868e in the RGB color space.

#48868eRGB(72, 134, 142)

HSL 187° · 33% saturation · 42% lightness

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Psychology

Mid cyan is strongly associated with technology, precision, and a certain crisp modernity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

Practically, this medium-dark cyan is comfortable as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Rooted Arch out Sounding
HEX
#48868e
RGB
rgb(72,134,142)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,52.5%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(187,33%,42%)
HSV
hsv(187,49%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(49,6,0,44)
LAB
lab(52,-18,-11)
LCH
lch(52,21,211)
sRGB
(0.282,0.525,0.557)
HEX8
#48868eff
CSS Name
Decimal
072134142

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
33%
Hue
187°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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